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With its planned SPAC merger just a week away, eVTOL air taxi company Archer has announced a new deal with the US Air Force, a vertiport partnership with Reef, and a preliminary win in its court battle with Wisk over allegedly stolen designs.Continue R… Continue reading Archer announces eVTOL vertiport partnership and a deal with the USAF
Palo Alto’s Archer has unveiled a full-scale, two-seat, autonomous prototype of its Maker eVTOL aircraft at the Hawthorne Airport in California. This striking aircraft will begin ground tests and flight tests later this year, with air taxi services sla… Continue reading Archer unveils full-scale, two-seat, autonomous Maker eVTOL prototype
Skullduggery and shenanigans are afoot in the emerging eVTOL market, as long-established player Wisk accuses cashed-up newcomer Archer of pilfering its air taxi design, along with some key employees. Lawsuits and criminal investigations are underway.Co… Continue reading Lawsuits fly as Wisk accuses Archer of stealing eVTOL designs
Palo Alto’s Archer Aviation might’ve been a fairly late entrant into the emerging eVTOL market, but its brute-force approach to grabbing top talent has made big waves in the industry, and today it becomes the first eVTOL company with a major order on t… Continue reading Archer Aviation takes billion-dollar eVTOL order from United Airlines
Palo Alto’s Archer Aviation may be fairly fresh out of the blocks in its tilt at the emerging eVTOL air taxi market, but it’s assembling some heavy hitters in its corner with today’s announcement that it’s partnering with Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA)… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler throws its weight behind Archer’s eVTOL project
A Palo Alto startup has popped up out of stealth mode to lay another eVTOL air taxi design on the growing pile. Archer proposes a transitioning, winged aircraft powered by a large lithium battery pack, and promises a 60-mile (96-km) “worst-case” range … Continue reading Archer throws its hat into the ring with a 150-mph eVTOL design